Welcome to the TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning Podcast

Episode 2 – ArbITer: Informatics and Refereeing

• Dr. Otto Kolbinger

In this episode we speak to Dr. Otto Kolbinger, a research associate at TUM’s Chair of Performance Analysis and Sports Informatics. We dive into one of the fastest developing and most controversial areas of sports: Technological Officiating Aids (TOAs). Dr. Kolbinger shares insights from his research on the use of technology in sport to support refereeing and umpiring decisions. We discuss the drivers behind the use of TOAs, their impact on viewer experience and how it might be optimised to better serve competitors and spectators.
... as technology takes more and more of a role in competitive sport, will human referees ever become obsolete?
If you would like to find out more about TOAs or sports informatics in general please see the following resources as recommended by Dr. Kolbinger:

• Kolbinger, O. & Knopp, M. (2020). Video kills the sentiment—Exploring fans’ reception of the video assistant referee in the English premier league using Twitter data
• International Association of Computer Science in Sport
• International Society of Performance Analysis of Sport
• MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Episode 3 – The Science of Sport Equipment

• Bahador Keshvari M.Sc.

In this episode we speak to Bahador Keshvari, a researcher at TUM's Professorship for Sport Equipment and Sport Material - and discuss the importance of shoes to competitive sport, and the science behind their development.
Shoes play an important role in most disciplines, and there use in athletics has become ever more controversial as materials science pushes performance of competitors beyond what was previously possible.
What drives the development of sport shoes? ... and how can they be designed to help athletes be more safe and successful?
If you would like to find out more about sport materials, or the importance of shoes in competitive (and uncompetitive!) sport, please see the following resources recommend by Bahador:

• McDougall, C. (2010) Born to run
• TUM Professorship of Sport Equipment and Sport Materials
• “Knee simulator should save body joints” (2014) Professor Lames discussing research on the Discovery Channel

Episode 4 – How to Fuel an Athlete

• Helena Engel M.Sc.

In this episode we dive into the world of sport nutrition. We speak with Helena Engel, a researcher from TUM’s Professorship for Exercise, Nutrition and Health and an active sports nutritionist working within the German Ski Association.
Helena tells us about her research in the area of “energy balance” and the importance of ensuring athletes get the right food to meet the high energy demands of Alpine skiing. Listen in to find out more about the importance of nutrition to athletes and the science behind calorie consumption during a grueling season in the mountains.
If you would like to find out more about sport nutrition, please see the following resources recommend by Helena:

• Burke, L. (2007) Practical Sports Nutrition
• Jeukendrup, J. (2018) Sport Nutrition

Episode 2 - Alternative Fuels (in German)

• Prof. Dr. Burger

(PODCAST IN GERMAN) In this episode we speak with Professor Jakob Burger, Director of the Laboratory of Chemical Process Engineering at the Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability. We explore the topic of alternative fuels and ask what contribution they can make to the future of energy supply and mobility. We explore Campus Straubing’s role as a serious player in the race for significant global emission reduction and climate neutrality by 2050. In doing so, we find that there might be more to the future of sustainable mobility than we think…

Further resources:

Episode 3 – The Changing Face of Energy

• Susanne Kurowski, M.Sc.

In this episode we speak with by Susanne Kurowski, a researcher at TUM’s Professorship for Innovation & Technology Management. She shares her insights into a transition to clean energy, the start-ups driving these changes and their struggles with sourcing funding and surviving the “Valley of Death”. If you want to find out more, please see the following articles recommended by Susanne during the podcast:

Episode 4 – Political Regimes & Digitainability

• Professor Stefan Wurster and Dr. Markus Siewert

(PODCAST IN GERMAN)
In this episode we speak with Professor Stefan Wurster and Dr. Markus Siewert from the TUM Professorship for Policy Analysis. Within two halves of the podcast we explore ecological sustainability in autocracies and democracies, what can we learn by comparing political regimes both internationally and within federal systems? In the second half of the podcast we explore the pressing topic of "Digitainability" and how TUM looks to play a leading role in the design of digital and sustainable transformation processees, bringing together two megatrends and the promotion of sustainable digitilization. If you want to find out more, please read more about the Professorship for Policy Analysis, and the project Digitanability here:

Episode 5 – Urban Mobility & the 15 Minute City

• Elias Pajares M.Sc.

In this episode we speak with Elias Pajares, a researcher from the TUM Chair of Urban Structure and Transport Planning and co-founder of Plan4Better, a start-up whose offering helps urban planners analyse and design easier, better, and more open urban spaces.
We explore the topic of urban mobility, the concept of the 15-minute city and find out more about Plan4Better’s key software offering “GOAT” and how it is helping urban planners and decision makers shape more sustainable cities for the future.
If you would like to find out more about sustainable urban mobility and planning, check out the following resources recommended by Elias:

Episode 6 – Green City of the Future

• Dr. Simone Linke

In this episode we speak with Dr. Simone Linke, Research Fellow at the TUM Chair of Energy Efficient and Sustainable Design and Building, and an expert in urban design.
Dr. Linke shares insights into her current project, “Green City of the Future”, where she works in an interdisciplinary team looking at how green infrastructure can help cities be better adapted and protected in the face of climate change. How can we better plan and build cities to be more green? What are the tangible benefits? … and what is getting in the way?

To read more about the project and sustainable urban planning, please see the below: